LILAC CO PRESENTS

ROOMS (from Tender Buttons) by Gertrude Stein

performed (in its entirety) & translated LIVE into MOORE’***

featuring Gouem Adama, Yahaya Kabore, Sean Edward Lewis—live MOORE’ translation by Oussou Gouem—mise en scene by Lilac Co.

~~somewhere in Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso, sometime in the early pre-dawn hours of the morning, two Burkinabae and Nasaraawaken in ROOMS~~

April (2026) 4, 5, 11, 12 8PM $20 SCHOLES STUDIO THEATRE—67 Scholes Street, Brooklyn. NY 11206 (Buzz #1L) —steel gate on the street—Seating limited—pre-tix recommended—tickets include tea and popcorn—running time: 50 Minutes—info: lilaccotheater@gmail.com 347-618-0794

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[ROOMS, is Part 2 of a series—in the OUAGADOUGOU PLAYSby Lilac Co—and follows ‘ THE UNNAMABLE (in-excerpt) that premiered in January 2026, at Scholes Studio Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.]

“Never have I seen Beckett with such clarity of shape. Hats off to the team!” (Richard Maxwell, Jan 2026)

“Everyone will love this play. Lancina is a genius on stage. This is all-ages and all-countries theatre.” (poet E.J. McAdams, Jan 2026)

“Lilac Co is disturbing and funny.” Dan Fox (Frieze Magazine)

“The first show of Lilac Co, An Othello Thing, completely blew my mind, I thought it was one of the greatest things I had seen.” (Nova Benway, Triangle, Dumbo)

“The real shit, recalls the best of Jack Smith.” Mark Russell (The Public Theatre)

Lilac Co. is a Brooklyn-based experimental theatre founded by Sean Edward Lewis. Recent works have been presented in New York at Shrine NYC, Silvanas (Harlem), La MaMa, Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place, The Tank, The Collapsible Hole, The Segal Center’s PRELUDE Festival, The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, Zebulon, Saint Vitus, and the Polish National Home; abroad in Ouahigouya Ville, Burkina Faso (Water*Well*Theatre*Project). The Roy Hart Institute and the Pantheatre Myth and Theatre Festival; and in D.I.Y. spots such as abandoned storefronts and church basements across New York City

LILAC CO PRESENTS

"The Unnamable" by Samuel Beckett
performed (in-excerpt) & translated LIVE into MOORE’*** 
(native language of the MOORE’ Tribe of Burkina Faso and West Africa)
featuring  Yahaya Kabore, Lancina Belem, Sean Edward Lewis
direction / stage management Sarah Casey and Greg Ellery. Sound/live African drum by Yahaya Kabore.
live MOORE’ translation by Lancina Belem, design and mise en scene by Lilac Co.   ~~Sometime in the middle of the night, somewhere in Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso, two Burkinabae and a Nasara make tea when ‘The Unnamable’ happens~~
January  (2026)  17, 18,  24, 25   8PM   $20  SCHOLES STUDIO THEATRE—67 Scholes Street, Brooklyn. NY 11206 (Buzz #1L) —steel gate on the street—Seating limited—pre-tix recommended—tickets include tea and popcorn—running time: 50 Minutes—info: lilaccotheater@gmail.com  347-618-0794

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“Lilac Co is disturbing and funny.”  Dan Fox (Frieze Magazine) 
“The first show of Lilac Co, An Othello Thing, completely blew my mind, I thought it was one of the greatest things I had seen.”  Nova Benway (Triangle, Dumbo)
“The real shit, recalls the best of Jack Smith.” Mark Russell (The Public Theatre)

Lilac Co. is a Brooklyn-based experimental theatre founded by Sean Edward Lewis. Recent works have been presented in New York at Shrine NYC, Silvanas (Harlem), La MaMa, Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place, The Tank, The Collapsible Hole, The Segal Center’s PRELUDE Festival, The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, Zebulon, Saint Vitus, and the Polish National Home; abroad in Ouahigouya Ville, Burkina Faso (Water*Well*Theatre*Project). The Roy Hart Institute and the Pantheatre Myth and Theatre Festival; and in D.I.Y. spots such as abandoned storefronts and church basements across New York City